AMD just joined the $1 trillion club, beating Intel to the milestone
AMD's stock has nearly tripled this year
Internet Explorer is finally, truly dying, and Microsoft wants you ready by 2029
Microsoft reminds IT admins that IE Mode in Edge is now on a countdown
Silent Hill: Townfall debuts in a haunting return to psychological horror
Silent Hill: Townfall takes the series to a remote Scottish setting, blending first-person gameplay with the psychological horror and storytelling the franchise is known for. Its gripping mystery, sound design, and fresh ideas make it one of the most compelling horror games of the year.
Microsoft Office is down to $32 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying for any monthly subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $32. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 85% off the regular price.
This one-command trick can put your localhost on the internet, no port forwarding required
A free Cloudflare tool that's been around since 2021 just went viral like it's brand new
Comfy Desktop makes running local AI models on your PC much easier
Comfy Desktop lets you generate AI images and video locally using your own GPU, with popular models such as Stable Diffusion, SDXL, Flux, Wan, and others. It wraps the powerful ComfyUI workflow system into a desktop app that handles installation, dependencies, and more, removing much of the hassle from running generative AI on your own hardware.
CD Projekt CEO reveals why the company decided to use Unreal Engine for The Witcher 4
The decision was made in 2022, years before Cyberpunk 2077's troubled launch, the CEO says
Behind the Polish Curtain: CD Projekt Red's move away from its in-house REDengine in favor of Unreal Engine 5 traces back to late 2021, when Epic unveiled its genuinely impressive Matrix Awakens tech demo. In a recent interview, the company's co-CEO, Michał Nowakowski, explained how the Polish studio settled on switching engines for its open-world games – noting that CD Projekt was never founded to chase its own technological breakthroughs in the first place.
Apple Mac mini M6 debuts: more performance at a higher price
The new M6 Mac mini delivers a strong performance boost in the same remarkably compact and quiet design, with reviewers praising its CPU and GPU performance. The catch is price: the new $899 starting point is $300 higher(!) than the previous generation. Despite the price hike, reviewers still consider the M6 Mac mini a compelling desktop.
iPhone 18 Pro teardown highlights mechanical camera aperture and a major thermal redesign
For most, it's best to leave major repair jobs to the experts
Putin's awkward online video shows him running an unactivated copy of Windows on a US-made Dell PC
Putin channels "I have no idea what I'm doing" meme
Facepalm: Russia might have spent more than a decade trying to drop US technology in favor of home-grown alternatives, but it appears that even President Vladimir Putin is happy to use a Dell PC and Windows for a video showing him casting his vote. It also seems that the Kremlin didn't want to pay Microsoft $139 for an activation key (or $10 for that matter): Putin was using an unactivated copy of the OS, and looked about as comfortable using the computer as most 73-year-olds would.
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Cost Per Frame: Nvidia Stops Offering Good Value GPUs to Gamers
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Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 18" Laptop Review: A True Desktop Replacement
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Dell Alienware AW3926QW Review: The 39-Inch OLED to Buy
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GeForce RTX 5070 vs. Radeon RX 9070 XT: 2026 Update
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Testing DLSS 5's Real Performance (No 6X Frame Gen)
Another major GPU leaker says Nvidia's RTX 6000 series won't arrive until 2028
AI demand for scarce memory is helping push the RTX 6000 series into 2028
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI face lawsuit claiming AI slowdown harms subscribers and violates antitrust laws
Paying subscribers say coordinated restraint would leave them getting less for their money
Hackers use fake coding tests to infect 30,000 devices and steal $10 million in crypto
Authorities tie the campaign to North Korean group WaterPlum, part of a wider $500 million-a-year fraud scheme
US and China could start warning each other about dangerous AI incidents under new proposal
The proposed system would focus on AI incidents with potential national security implications
This new ultra-compact FPGA Game Boy clone costs just $90
FunnyPlaying's handheld undercuts the $240 Analogue Pocket while keeping near-perfect Game Boy emulation
Microsoft patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutscenes
Watching an ad would earn players another block of ad-free play time, called a "credit"
Gemini hacked three companies during security tests, and Google kept it quiet for months
The AI guessed its way into one company's system and found exposed credentials for two others
Meet Jev: A New Kind of AI Model From One of ChatGPT's Co-Creators
Jev doesn't chat, write code, or explain itself. It just makes decisions, fast and cheap. Here's why a ChatGPT co-inventor thinks that's the next big step for AI.
Researchers found a way to eavesdrop on headphones from 30 meters away, and encryption can't stop it
The InjectEave attack was tested on 11 devices, including headphones from Sony, Apple, HP, and Philips
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Another GPU leaker says Nvidia's RTX 6000 series won't arrive until 2028
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Scientists found a way to restore aging EV batteries instead of shredding them
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Hackers stole a Flock camera and found 27k videos, 1.6 million images, and an encryption key
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Grandmother jailed for 6 months after facial recognition mistake launches $10 million lawsuit
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Nvidia and AMD's next gaming GPUs could be delayed until 2028
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Solar panel costs have plummeted from $6 per watt in 2000 to just 12 cents today
Valve open-sources Lepton, its Android compatibility layer for the Steam Frame
Developers can port Android games while tapping into SteamOS graphics and performance tools
An AI hallucination nearly started a war between the US and China
The US military nearly attacked a Chinese vessel after a chatbot falsely claimed it carried nuclear weapons materials
The takeaway: Warnings from AI developers have sparked widespread debate over whether, and how, the technology might cause human extinction. While much of that discussion has centered on rogue AI incidents, events in the Middle East suggest that military action driven by hallucinating AI tools may be the more immediate danger.
Apple's new hardware chief says seeing screen protectors used on iPhones makes his "skin crawl"
Tom Marieb argues Ceramic Shield 2 offers 3x the scratch resistance of previous generations
Big quote: Tom Marieb has a visceral reaction when he sees an iPhone owner put on a screen protector. "Personally, when I see someone put a screen protector on their iPhone, it makes my skin crawl, because we work so hard to make beautiful front screens," he told TechRadar. The remark from Apple's new vice president of hardware engineering reflects the company's confidence in Ceramic Shield 2, its latest display material.
GlobalFoundries and Marvell are scaling up silicon photonics efforts as data centers outgrow copper wiring
AI's data problem isn't compute anymore, it's how fast bits can move between chips
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE reviews: a decent phone, awful price
The Galaxy S26 FE gets plenty right, including a bright AMOLED display, good performance, capable cameras, and seven years of software updates. The problem is value: reviewers find few meaningful upgrades over the S25 FE, while the higher price puts it against stronger alternatives.
EA FC 27 scores solid reviews as gameplay improvements take center stage
EA Sports FC 27 builds on the familiar formula with sharper gameplay, smarter player movement, improved Career and Ultimate Team modes, and the new social The Grounds mode. Reviewers highlight the improvements on the pitch and deeper progression, though there are lingering AI and gameplay issues.
Almost 86% of Japanese game developers are using AI in their workflows, up from 51% in 2025
Benefits include improved efficiency, shorter development cycles, and reduced costs, according to survey
Ghostrunner's studio is pricing its Soulslike "Valor Mortis" at $40, but it's worried you'll think that's too low
The game launches this October alongside Gears of War: E-Day, Ace Combat 8, and Final Fantasy Resonance
This startup believes smaller, modular data centers can solve AI's infrastructure bottleneck
The company raised $3.9 billion to deploy inference capacity where power is available
Control Resonant reviews praise its spectacular world and bold new direction
Control Resonant takes Remedy's supernatural series into a semi-open-world Manhattan, with Dylan Faden replacing Jesse as protagonist. Reviewers like the reality-bending environments, art direction, story, and exploration, while reactions to the redesigned combat are more mixed.
Microsoft exec says AI training might be the "largest labor theft in human history"
OpenAI executive Greg Brockman admitted ChatGPT can complete sentences from NYT articles verbatim
Senators urge FTC to investigate whether Amazon and Walmart chatbots bury "Made in USA" products
A Columbia University report found both chatbots inconsistently surfaced domestic-origin product information
Gears of War: E-Day's final PC specs target 4K at 60 FPS with an RTX 5070 Ti, but upscaling is required at all levels
The Coalition also cuts the SSD requirement to 115GB and removes Intel Arc cards from the list
Air traffic control assisted by AI could arrive as soon as next week
The FAA's new AI tool won't replace air traffic controllers, but it might fix their data problem
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